Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... Syphilis- caused by the Treponema pallidum, spiral -shaped bacteria Stage 1- chancre sores on genitals at site of infection, usually ...
... Syphilis- caused by the Treponema pallidum, spiral -shaped bacteria Stage 1- chancre sores on genitals at site of infection, usually ...
Congenital syphilis: No longer just of historical interest
... was highest in British Columbia and Alberta, followed by Quebec and Ontario [2]. This has led to an increase in reported congenital cases from approximately two per year to 10 per year nationally [1][4]; it is likely that other cases have been missed because infants are asymptomatic or the diagnosis ...
... was highest in British Columbia and Alberta, followed by Quebec and Ontario [2]. This has led to an increase in reported congenital cases from approximately two per year to 10 per year nationally [1][4]; it is likely that other cases have been missed because infants are asymptomatic or the diagnosis ...
Infectious Diseases Update
... and workers began searching records from 1980 to the present for blood donors who later became vCJD cases. 15 such donors were identified, and their blood products were traced to 48 recipients, one of whom was identified as developing vCJD 6.5 years after transfusion. In 1996, this patient received ...
... and workers began searching records from 1980 to the present for blood donors who later became vCJD cases. 15 such donors were identified, and their blood products were traced to 48 recipients, one of whom was identified as developing vCJD 6.5 years after transfusion. In 1996, this patient received ...
Infections of the Genitourinary System
... but by then the spirochete has moved into the circulation ...
... but by then the spirochete has moved into the circulation ...
Syphilis
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. The primary route of transmission is through sexual contact; it may also be transmitted from mother to fetus during pregnancy or at birth, resulting in congenital syphilis. Other human diseases caused by related Treponema pallidum include yaws (subspecies pertenue), pinta (subspecies carateum), and bejel (subspecies endemicum).The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary). The primary stage classically presents with a single chancre (a firm, painless, non-itchy skin ulceration), secondary syphilis with a diffuse rash which frequently involves the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, latent syphilis with little to no symptoms, and tertiary syphilis with gummas, neurological, or cardiac symptoms. It has, however, been known as ""the great imitator"" due to its frequent atypical presentations. Diagnosis is usually made by using blood tests; however, the bacteria can also be detected using dark field microscopy. Syphilis can be effectively treated with antibiotics, specifically the preferred intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (or penicillin G potassium given intravenously for neurosyphilis), or else ceftriaxone, and in those who have a severe penicillin allergy, oral doxycycline or azithromycin.Syphilis is thought to have infected 12 million additional people worldwide in 1999, with greater than 90% of cases in the developing world. After decreasing dramatically since the widespread availability of penicillin in the 1940s, rates of infection have increased since the turn of the millennium in many countries, often in combination with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This has been attributed partly to increased promiscuity, prostitution, decreasing use of condoms, and unsafe sexual practices among men who have sex with men. In 2015, Cuba became the first country in the world to eradicate syphilis.